[Bioconversion] Conserve -- Even the Air Force Wants to Cut Oil's Role

[Paul Harris]

G'day All,

Biomass can't replace existing energy use (well, not with growing food
as well, let alone conservation of forests etc!) so how is it going to
provide the extra energy needed for all these conversions? 

Any conversion of energy is inefficient, so wastes our precious
bioenergy - we just have to think of things other than driving cars
everywhere, let alone flying! We have been far too inefficient with past
"conversions" and wasted too much fossil fuel on trivia.

Gaseous fuels are best suited to stationary applications and any liquid
fuel will be needed for "emergency" uses.

I think that's enough ranting for now,
HOOROO

Dick Glick wrote:
> 
> Hello --
> 
> It's time for renewable natural gas produced from biomass -- it can't be done inexpensively -- that is to convert methane to diesel fuel for planes and vehicles, but the technology is long known -- the German's used a version of the technology -- first in WW I than WW II -- to produce liquid fuels -- from coal.
> 
SNIP
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